WASHINGTON, April 6 ― Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House yesterday for the first time since leaving office in 2017 to tout the benefits of his signature healthcare law and bolster his friend and former governing partner, President Joe Biden.
Obama jokingly referred to Biden as “vice president” before correcting himself, inspiring a salute from Biden, then offered broad praise of the Affordable Care Act, whose passage he described as a “high point” of his time in office. “The Affordable Care Act has been called a lot of things but Obamacare is the most fitting,” Biden said.
Before signing and as he finished his remarks, he quipped: “Barack, I'm going to remind you: it's a hot mic.” Obama and Biden became friends during Obama's time in office, meeting for lunch weekly. Their families became close and Obama spoke at the funeral of Biden's son, Beau.
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